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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-20
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

We are authorized to announce J. ].
PARSONS, of jerks township. as a can
didate for County Commissioner, subject
to Republican usages-
We are authorized TO announce P. c.
BLOCHER, of TiOnesta township. as a
candidate for County Commissioners, sub
ject TO Republican usages.
We are authorized to announce c. +.
LEDEBUR, of Green towship, as a candi-
date for County Commissioner subject
to Republican usages.
We are authorized to announce OIL
YER BYERLY, of Hickory township, as
candidate for County Commissioner
subject to Republican usages.
We are authorized to announce J. r.
CHADWICK, Of TiOnesta, for County
Commissioner subject TO Republican US
ages.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-20
ALLEGNENY VALLEY R. r.

Most direct route 70 Pittsburgh and the
East. only route landing passengers at
Union station without delays or transfer
ES-Trains run by Eastern Time.
Time table in effect Nov. IS. 1856.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-18
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1.-THE Sun Heard From. ;

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Editor Cincinnati Sun.
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ors, aud then he avoided ali associa

ers, and then he avoided all associa.
ton with them.
The seclusive habits of the Craigs
soon made them objects of mystery
among the simple people, and strange
stories began 10 be circulated con-
corning their lives before they had
come 10 the settlement, aud hints OF
a secret crime were freely whispered,
Several children were born TO them,
and at events Of that kind the old wo-
men of the neighberhood were called
in. The first child bore peculiar
birth-mark upon its forehead. II
lived only short time, and il and its
birth-nark were soon forgotten
When the second and third child
were born TO the Craigs, each having
the forehead marked with the same
peculiar blotch, the gossips began 10
whisper, and ut last one old dame,
more imaginative than the rest, ex-
planned the peculiar incidents in the
Craig family by putting their seclu-
sive habits and the marks upon the
children together, and announcing
that Craig had killed his brother,
and that the birth-spots upon the
children were the marks of Cain,
transmitted through the father. The
children all died few days after
birth, and the old prophecies boldly
asserted that he murdered them be-
cause Of the mark, less through that
his crime should be discovered. Craig
had deep scar over his brow from u
blow received in the fatal fight, and
this was convincing proof of the old
woman's theory, she declaring that
he had received it by the Intervention
of providence.
Craig lived on among these people,
until at last his whereabouts became
known TO the officers in the county
where his crime had been committed
and they came after him. When they
told Craig's neighbors that they
wanted him for the murder of his
brother, the old woman who had
foretold so truly his story was looked
upon as true phrophetess indeed,
and in direct communication with
the Almighty. From that time un-
til she died, few years later, she
was literally worshiped by the sim
Pile people. aud her announcements
had the force of divine law.
Craig was taken TO his boyhood
home aud tried for murder aud ac-
quilted on the ground of self-defense.
The evidence of his Pulaski neigh
bors, who gladly came to testify ~ to
the "lnark of Cain" was very prop
erly excluded. After the trial he re-
turned to his farm, aud is probably
still living the lite of hermit, as he
was recently, but he is still Stunned
by his neighbors. His wife died
some years agO.-Cin. Sun.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-18
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Seven million boys and girls nt-
tend school daily in this country N
Y. Tribune.
I'm Bangor. Me-. the clcrgymen
send to tho hotels every Sunday invit-
ing strangers to the churches. Boston
Post.
Tho altar in the new American
church just completed, In the avenue
dc Palma. in Paris, was the gift OF
Mrs w. w. Tucker. of Boston.
"A lady in New York, whose name
is withheld. from the public, sent her
check for ten thousand dollars to the
Tulane University at New Orleans,
toward the establishment of school
for the higher education OF girls.
The institutes OF New York cost
the State during the year 1885, SlS,-
433, The average expense to each
county was $3l7.Sl, and Is, 295 teach
ers attended thom. All the expenses
of the institutes were paid by the State.
N T. Times.
in Germany small nursery is at
tached TO nearly every common school.
and the children are taught to grow
trees from seed and cuttings, TO graft
and to bud, so that they acquire some
practical knowledge o. and intelligent
interest in the growth of trees and
shrubs.
The Indian womeh of Lower Brule
agency, Dakota, have n sewing circle
which meets every week. They have
made articles of different kinds which
have been sold. and during the last
year they have realized one hundred
dollars for their labor. which has gone
toward purchasing 3 beii Ter ,ieir sseS
church now being built ut st. Adams.
In Arizona, according to Chaplain
Pearson, there are children who come
to maturity without ever having heard
gospel sermon or knowing such a
thing as Sunday-school. Talking
with family. he found that they never
went to church. The nearest preach
ing-place was twenty-five miles dis
tant! Arizona, by tho way, is not in
Africa, either.
AT the recent meeting of the West
Jersey Presbytery n resolution was
unanimously passed, giving it rs the
opinion of the Presbytery that church
members who required applications for
licenses to sell liquor were proper sub
jccts for church discipline, and church
sessions were enjoined to deal with
such persons by censure or suspension
from church ordinance. N J. Sun.
"A correspondent visiting from
Aix-les-Bains tells of teacher who
said he began his duties each morning
with lesson in the calechism. 1t was.
however, free-thought catechism in
which the first question. What is
Goden was answered: " God is lie;
there is no God. ~ And this, the cor
respondent says, is the style of doctrine
with which they dose the children in
the communal schools of Paris.
"A Massachusetts rascal who hath
no music in his soul has for several
weeks bothered. the Congregationalists
of South Braintree by each week dis
abling many pipes Of their church or
gan so that on Sundays it gave forth
very uncertain and decidedly I'M
musical sounds. A Waterman discov-
cred the vandal the other night after
he had removed forty or fifty pipes,
but IN his haste to capture him put out
the light he carried and the fellow es-
capped in the darkness. y. Sun
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-18

ing the disappearance of her lover
she had dreamed of seeing him en-
gagged in a contest with her brother
John ON the brink of the mountain
lake. She saw John stab him, and
when Smith fell dead at her broth
er's feet the latter raised the body in
his arms and cast it into the water,
where 1t disappeared. This was the
only reason she could give for be-
lieving her brother murderer. To
the last she cherished this belief.
Slowly she pinned away, and less than
six months from the date of her low
er's disappearance and brothers ar
rest for murder she was borne TO the
grave, having died, according to pop
ular opinion, of broken heart.
Meanwhile John Mason escaped from
Jail and fled to Texas. Gov. Clayton
offered $500 reward for him, but he
elnded capture, and was finally shot
to death by desperate near Fort
Worth, in 1873. His father and
brother went into exile with him, aud
are now living near Palestine, Tex,
Thus the principal figures In this
mysterious tragedy have all remo'ed
from the State.
BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
Monday party of hunters found,
in lonely ravine in Boston noun
tains. mile or two distant from the
former home of the Masons, the re-
mains of a man, who had apparently
been killed by the limb of forest
tree falling upon him. Near the
skeleton was a rusty rifle, upon the
butt of which was engraved the name
of Charles Smith. The unfortunate
man had evidently been pinned to
the earth by the tree limb, and had
died an awful death of lingering tor
ture. The hunters buried the re-
mains in the ravine where Smith had
persisted. The finding of the skeleton
of the missing man after lapse of SO
many years has occasioned consider
able excitement, particularly in the
regions where his disap-
pearance blighted and destroyed
once happy home.
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A Gift for All.

In order to give all chance 10 tes
it, and thus be convinced of its won
derful curative powers, DR.. King''
New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds, will be, for Inn
tied time, given away. This offer il
not only liberal, but shows unbound
ed faith in the merits of this grea
remedy. All who suffer from Coughs
Colds, Consumption, Asthma, Dron
chitis, or any affection of Throat
Chest or Lungs, arc especially re-
quested TO call at II. b. Carriers drug
store, aud get Trial Bottle Free
Large Bottles 81.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-18
A NEW MuNcHAusEN.

How lie Succeeded In Getting Rid of An
Inqulsitlvc Old Woman.
When the St Louis express from
Pittsburgh arrived at Wheeling Juno
ton the other day, an old woman with
nine assorted bundles and baby came
aboard. There was a vacant seat just
opposite mine, and the woman appro-
priated it.
A young man from Pittsburgh occu-
pied the seat directly in front of the
one taken by the new arrival, and he
kindly assisted her to place in the hat
rack such articles as that receptacle
would hold.
This little attention evidently made
the woman think she had claim on
the young man, for she soon leaned
forward and asked:
"Goin' farpn
"To Wheeling" replied the young
man, craning his neck so as to face his
interlocutOr.
I'm goin' there, too. I'm from
Siilin. Where might you be from?"
Left Pittsburgh this morning.
"Ah! l used to know some folks
there. Do you know the Dowlinsp"
mo, madam, don't live there"
mo, where's your folks livin'P"
"ln Timbuctoo.
There was look on the young mans
face that convinced me he was not
telling the truth, hut the old lady die
not suspect it,, and pursued her in
9uiries:
as that in PennsylvanyP"
mo, madam, it is in Africa"
"Africa! Where the niggers come
fromP"
Eyes. madam; was a negro once"
At this the old lady's eyes almost
started from her head with astonish-
ment, as. gazing at the young mans
blonde complexion, she calculated:
"But you are whitep
''That is very true. l was soaked in
mixture of hot water and cocoanut
milk for three weeks when mere in
FAINT, and all the color taken out.
The old lady was speechless with as
constituent, while the shameless wretch
went on.
That's the way they serve all the
Princes of the Timbuctoo royal family.
You see my father is King of that coun-
try"
"Kingr' exclaimed the old lady.
eyes, and I'm studying in this coun-
try TO prepare myself to succeed him
on the throne.'
The old woman looked him steadily
in the eve for a minute. but the SCAMP
never ninched. She then asked:
"Ain't there cannibals in AfricaP"
Eyes, indeed" replied the youthful
Munchausen.
..Evay 600 onvp,,
"See anyP Why I'm one myself,
And the wretch, distortinp his features.
assumed such terrible look that the
woman from Sillin instinctively drew
back.
"You needn't be frightened. mad.
am" said he, assuming a milder look,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-18
Are You Going to Kansas
Missouri, Colorado, Cali
fornia or Any of The
Western States?

Ifyou should avail yourself of the
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ing you win save money by purchas-
ing your ticekts via Memphis and the
Kansas City Route. Send for large
map of this Snort Route mailed free.
Address,
J. e. LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City, Mo.
Or, II. D. ELLIS, Ticket Agent,
81 Madison Street. Memphis, Tenn
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-18
Renews Her Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson
Clay Co., Iowa, tells the following re.
markable story, the truth of which
is vouched for by the residents of the
town: 81 am 73 years old, have been
troubled with kidney complaint and
lameness for many years; could NOT
dress myself without help. Now
am free from all pain and soreness,
and am able to do all my own house.
work, | owe my thanks to Electric
Bitlers for having renewed my youth
and removed completely all disease
aim" Try bottle, only SOC. at IL. B.
Gamers Drug Store.
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BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.

Hopkinsvillc Lodge. No. 81. AFNAX.-.
Meets at Masonic Hall, sd story in Thompson
BLOCK, lat Monday night In each month.
Oriental Chapter. No. u, r.. A. M.-statcd
sonic Hail
Commandery No 9, x. T.-Meels 9TH Mon
ahy IN each month IN Masonic Hall.
Royal Arcanum, Hopkinsville. Council. Ne.
bi5.-Mccis ~ aud 9Th Thursdays In each
MONTH
Moayon Council, 70. Z, Chosen Friends
Meets ID and ith Mondays 10 each month.
Christian Lodge, No. $40, Knights Of Honor
Lodge meets l't and srd Tuesdays.
Evergreen Lodge, No. s. X. Of P-Neais 81
lows Hall, corner Seventh and MAln.
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A KENTUCKY HERMIT.
History Of Old Man Craig, Whose
Home is in the Forest.

In Pulaski county, Ky, about
twenty miles from the thriving little
town of Somerset, lives a peculiar old
man named Jonn Craig, about whom
his neighbors tell strange and to
some extent supernatural story, i'll
usirative of the superstitions which
still have place among the mountains
GERS ofthe clark and bloody ground"
Early in in life, and before he left
the parental roof, John and one of
his brothers, became enamores of the
same mountain lass. The girl, though
an untaught child of nature, had the
same wonanly instinct and foibles as
her more cultured sisters, and played
the coquette, encouraging both of her
lovers. AS might be expected among
such people, the rivalry at last engen-
dered a deadly feud between the
brothers, and am open quarrel was
soon started, and in the fight that
followed John killed his brother.
He had to leave the neighborhood,
and the girl being so closely connect
ed with the tragedy, also had to leaye
home 10 escape the vengeance of the
Craigs, and she followed the fortunes
of the fratricide John, almost from
necessity. AT that time IN that coun-
try IL was not necessary for criminals
to go very far to lose themselves and
avoid pursuit.
These two travelled about one hum
drcd miles together on the same horse
stopping in the edge of-Pulaski coun-
ty, Ky. The hospitable neighbors, not
knowing their story, sheltered them
until they could build cabin for
themselves. Craig selected thickly
timbered hollow remote from any of
the other settlers aud soon had their
little habiiation ready for them TO
commence the business ofllfe in. He
worked among the neighbors 10 OBJ
tain the bacon and meal necessary for
their living until he could raise crop.
lie was frugal and industrious and
soon prospered sufficiently to render
him independent of the other farm
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Buoklen's Arnica Salve.

The Best Salve in the world fol
Cats, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. Its guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by II. B Garner.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-18
The Bridegroom Found
The Strange and Mysterious Disap
pearanos Of Elizabeth Mason's
Betrotned.
Her Brother Imprisoned For His
Murder-The Sequel: Death
By Accident.

LITTLE Rock, ARK.-From a gen.
tleman who reached here and who
resides in SearcY county, 160 miles
northwest of this place, the Courier
Journal correspondent learned the
details of u frlghlful tragedy which
occurred in that locality twenty years
since, the sequel TO which having
been accidently revealed only last
Monday The facts in the case fur
nish striking argument against cir
cumstantial evidence, while afford
ing abundant material for the nov
lit
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-18
District Magistrates Court.

l-HoPKINsviLLR-E W. Davis, 9TH Tues
| days. II. II. Rodgers, sfd S6tariays.
s-hr. VKRsos--J. ID. Steele, 9TH Saturdays,
Nj. A. Fritz, srd Thursdays. tfs n
s-PkMnRoKE-J. II. Penick, fad Saturday..
u. IL. Lackcy, aud Thursdays.
| l-L0H0rfKw-f.. o. GArrott md sAturdava
Is. G. Griffin, End Fridays.
| 5-LAFAYErrE-J. Il. Coleman, srd Mednes-
days. y. u, Fraser Bird Mondays.
SSsUNloN School HousE--J. W. McGauEhey,
| sru saturdays. ------------, 9TH FRIDAYS.
| 7--HAMBy-R. d. Martin, ard SATURDAYS.
Thos. Martin, ith Saturdays.
s-FRvIT lIILI- J. II. cayanah, last Mondayp,
j. A. Boyd, ard Tuesdays. Il IT-'7
9-ScATEs' MILL. II. Fuller. 9TH Wednea.
days. j. II. Durham, 9Th Mondays,
l0-G ARRETTsBuR0-- ard Thurs
days. Rufus Rives, 4th Thursdays.
ll-BAtNBRfDGE-H. II. Clark. Last saturdava
Jas. NJ. PPool, ith Tuesdays.
12-CAsKY-N. @. Brasher, ath saturdAya.
w. Il. warneld, srd Saturdays.
l9-STuART'a--Geo. II. Myern, ath ThursdAya.
Jesse Bass, ith Wednesdays.
H-wILsOS-w. ID. Ferguson, lth rueadava
Geo. N. johnson, lth Saturdays.
l5-CR0fTon-M. u. Brown. tth Fridav.
Jno. S. Long, Srd Fridays.
I6-BEyERLEY-T. II. Major. ----
NJ. ID. DaNle, ---.
al. ~.
All Of the Magistrates hold their regular
quarterly courts IN the months OF March. June
September and December. 49,
COURT OF CLAIMS.
The regular Court OF Claims, composed Of tls
county Judge, County Attorney and the Mag
istrates above named, convenes srd Mondaya
In May and October.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Hopkinsyine. 70. Buckner. Chairman,
civ ana Chaa, NJ. MeAcham. socpv.
distrct Y. w. Days.
Casky-G. s. Brown.
Pembroke-V. A. Garrett.
Longview-C. ID. Bell.
Garrettsburg-F.M nj. Onarles.
I.afayette-J. r. Coleman,
Union School HOuse-P, j. (,laaa
Batnbridge-J. NJ. P'Pool.
Hamby-L. II, Salmon.
scates' NIL II. 7. Mcknight,
Crofton-Jno. NJ. Dulin.
Fruit Hills. VI, Myers
Stuart-Joe Hite.
wilson,. A. Hale.
MI. VernOn-Calvin G. Latna. ili a.
severely -Jno. l.. Dulln.
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A MOUNTAIN BELLE.
In 1867 there dwelt at the base o
Boston mountains man named Ben
jamin Mason. His house was rud,
but comfortable log cabin, and h,
earned livelihood by cultivating .
small tract of land and hunting. III,
had three grown children, David
John and Elizabeth. The girl is de
scribed as exceedingly beautiful. She
was tall and graceful her eyes were
blue; her hair golden and abundant.
The boys were wild and uncultivated
while she possessed a native grace
and tenderness which made her al
the more charming. She was sought
in marriage by many; and the ont
who won her affections was young
man named Charles Smith, who
while very handsome, had neither
money nor industry TO recommend
him. The father and brothers of the
girl were displeased with her choice
Every persuasion was used by them
TO induce her 10 give Smith up. But
the girl was firm, saying that she
would die rather than part from her
lover. One day, John Mason met
Smith in the town of Marshall. For.
tunately both were unarmed. A
fight ensued, Mason being considera-
bly, pounded up. The event intensi-
fled the bitterness between the Ma
sons and Smith, and every one pre-
dicted tragic outcome. Contrary to
expectations, however, the parties
were reconcilod through the prayers
and intercessions Of Miss Mason.
MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPEARANcE.
There now being no obstacle in the
way of the lovers, day was set for
the marriage. Friends and relatives
for sixty miles around were invited,
and the wedding promised to be an
event in local history. On the morn
ing of the wedding day Smith left
the cabin of Mason and never return
ed. His intention was TO gather some
misletoe boughs with which to deco
rate the interior of the house, and he
said he would be away not longer
than three or four hours. lie was
last seen by his betrothed with his
gun on his shoulder climbing the
mountain side, pausing, now and
then to wave her adieus. When his
absence heightened the guests who
had gathered and the Masons search
ed the woods for him without sue
cess. No trace of him could be found.
John Mason was noticed among the
searchers; it was observed, too, that
he was very pale and had one hand
bandaged, which, he explained, he
had accidentally cut with his knife
while hunting that morning. The
party returned TO the house, specu-
lating on the disappearance of Smith.
Soon a sinister rumor circulated to
the effect that John Mason had killed
the missing man and concealed his
body. So wildly did this thought
impress itself upon the minds of ev-
cry one that young Mason was ar
rested by the Sheriff of the county,
who was among the guests, on sus-
picion.
THE FOREST LAKE,
Something over mile from Witt
Springs, on the summit of Boston
is pool of water only a
few feet in diameter and circumfer-
ence, but bottomless. The surround
ing landscape is dreary in the ex-
IRENE. The oak and pine trees have
somewhat almost sepulchral in their
aspect. The water of this strange